The Smallest Museum
I spotted this tiny museum in a converted phone box just up the lane from my mother’s house in Scarborough, North Yorkshire and made a little film of it for her (I’ve tagged a bit of footage of her garden on the bottom too).
And a snippet of Mum’s garden
My Yotel – (plus St Pancras vendors)
Trodin’s Oven and Heidi’s Hus – The building of a clay oven on the site of the Viking House at University Wisconsin, Green Bay, United States of America.
Also features, Mariah on beads briefly, Telga Glima the Swedish games group and a snippet of my storytelling.
Balagard Festival, Hancock, Michigan
Norske Hostfest, Minot North Dakota
How to do your Name in Runes plus the greatest hits of my films of Gudvangen
Plus a bonus feature: The Day Dwayne Watersealed the Shed, er, I mean Hus…
Cheese on Toast – at last!
My Fave RV – the Accomodation of my Future
The Scary Faces in the Gravestone – plus wanders in hidden places of York
City of York pond in a park
Happy Times at Høstfest; some fun films and iconic imagery here we go…
There is a link to the full story at the foot of the blog.
Heidi travelled to Sweden to learn her skills with a promise to travel within the US Viking community.
There were activities for children,and everyone else who wanted to have a go.
There are such things as Trolls.
Menominee reconstruction in child size (I really wanted this)…
Carding flax into linen ready for weaving and eventual ironing
Joie’s stall (With singing in the background)
I didn’t manage to catch the Regia Anglorum display area which was brilliant, but here is the side stall.
Beads and Pins
Some bone pins
Through the walk way is an even bigger festival, covering anything and everything American Scandinavian. There are about 15 stages, and lots going on. I was invited to take part in the rope making.
Byebye Høstfest
A bit of reading for along the way
Lots of exciting ideas for activities
https://hostfest.com/experience/viking-village/
Veikko’s Quest the full Finnish story
A visit to Njardarheimr Viking Town in Norway
